fig = plt.figure(figsize=(16,8)) ax1 = fig.add_subplot(121) ax2 = fig.add_subplot(122) img1 = ax1.imshow(dat1,cmap=plt.cm.jet,interpolation='nearest',origin='upper') cbar1 = fig.colorbar(img1,ax=ax1,aspect=50,pad=0.08,shrink=0.9,orientation='horizontal') m = Basemap(ax=ax2, llcrnrlon=-180,urcrnrlon=180,llcrnrlat=-90,urcrnrlat=90, area_thresh=10000) m.drawcoastlines(linewidth=0.4) m.drawparallels(np.arange( -90, 91,30),linewidth=0.3,color='silver',labels=[1,0,0,0]) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180,180,60),linewidth=0.3,color='silver',labels=[0,0,0,1]) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180,180,30),linewidth=0.3,color='silver',labels=[0,0,0,0]) img2 = m.imshow(dat2,cmap=plt.cm.jet,interpolation='nearest',origin='upper') cbar2 = fig.colorbar(img2,ax=ax2,aspect=50,pad=0.08,shrink=0.9,orientation='horizontal') plt.show(fig)